Netflix's The Strays highlights the horror of colorism. LOreal_B reviews the film:
, it’s soon revealed that the duo are not only brother and sister, but they are the Black children Neve abandoned in her former life as Cheryl. And, when they turn up in town, they aim to disrupt the harmony of Neve’s well-constructed new life.
Marvin and Abigail stand out in the small English town; they are unambiguously Black and dark-skinned, with afro hair. They entice Sebastian and Mary with their mother's worst fears: skipping school, drinking and “bunning zoot” all to the sound of the UK Grime anthem, ‘Talkin’ Da Hardest’Between the sinister smiles and all the shadowy looming outside windows, Abigail and Marvin are understood as something to fearNeve flinches at mere glimpses of them.
Still, Bukky Bakray shines as Abigail. Abi or “Dion”’s childlike demeanour is tempered with genuinely terrifying flashes of insanity. As Abigail establishes a bond with her sister, Mary, she suddenly becomes consumed with anger, and accuses her of being “the favourite.” There are several heartbreaking interpretations that can be made from that statement:the one our mother sees as closest to her own image. Upon taking on the role Bakray said she approached Abigail with empathy,“...
Myrie’s performance as Marvin is particularly haunting. As he executes his master plan, invading Neve’s family home, his want to harm them is driven by a deep-seated pain that leaves you conflicted about who the real villain is. “You erased us, me and Dion,” Marvin says to Neve. Neve, on the other hand, is far from remorseful, and the film’s ending equally confused and disturbed me. I ammad. If you were hoping for an ending where good sense and values are triumphant — and the corrosive ideals of colorism are defeated — sadly, in this horror film, all hope is lost.
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